Welcome

Welcome to old friends

cedar, spruce, hemlock, fir

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Welcome to our families

deer, otters, marmots, geese

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Welcome to stealthy hunters

cougars, wolves, sea-lions, martens

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Welcome to the fisher-folk

herons, scoters, cormorants, grebes

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Welcome to the inter-tidal clan

sun stars, oysters, anemones, crabs

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Welcome to the deep sea divers

halibut, kelp, octopus, seals

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Welcome to the night-time crew

barred owls, bats, mice, raccoons

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Welcome to the pond dwellers

tadpoles, salamanders, dragonflies, toads

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Welcome to the budding plants

sword fern, skunk cabbage, fiddleheads, lilies

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Welcome to the forest lovers

woodpeckers, squirrels, lichen, moss

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Welcome to the ocean schools

dolphins, humpbacks, herring, eels

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Welcome to the gift-givers

thimbleberry, salmonberry, hazelnut, salal

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Welcome to the pollinators

wasps, bees, hummingbirds and humble flies

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Welcome to the tireless gardeners

earthworms, snails, robins, moles

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Welcome to the microscopic wonders

bacteria, plankton, microbes, nematodes

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Welcome to the earth enrichers

leaf litter, fungus, beetles, humus

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Welcome to the engineers

ravens, beavers, spiders, ants

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Welcome to the balladeers

loons, tree frogs, chickadees

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Welcome to the councillors

seagulls, crows, Pacific waves

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Welcome to the new arrivals

fawns, chicks, cubs, kits

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Welcome to the ancient ones

mountains, forests, ocean, rivers

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Welcome to our wild, wise elders

salmon, eagle, orca, bear

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Welcome to the human ones

with respect and gratitude to First Nations

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Welcome to the longer days

and shorter nights

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Welcome to the warming sun

and sustaining rain

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Welcome to a dawning season

where you can choose

to begin again

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WELCOME TO

A WILD  NEW  LIFE

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By Carys Owen

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Written for @wildwisesociety in honour of their

‘Wild New Life’ event on April 30th

at Willow Point Hall, Campbell River.

Everyone is welcome!

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